Ducky

@ducklingsmith.bsky.social

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Fat nerd, unprofessional game dev. Mysteriously still alive. He/Him. ducklingsmith.itch.io

Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is lying full on her back with her front paws tucked up to her chest. One ear is under her head. She is looking upside down at the camera, desirous of attention. Her full secret white belly flash is on display. The carpet needs hoovering.
Six frames from The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King's Castle. A thief demonstrating his dangerous dagger. "My knife, you see... is coated in poison. The smallest cut can be fatal. Take care. My knife... has quite a burn." The thief licks the knife blade to look cool then realises what he has done. "I shouldn't have licked it." The thief is immediately dead in front of the heroes.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is lying on her side on the floor in a dimly-lit landing. She is completely flat, limbs disorganised and stretched out. Her tongue is slightly stuck out.
You can pre-order these seekers over on Hasbro Pulse and they will ship fall off 2027. A common question I get is if Sunstorm will ever get a Tetrajet release and I think we can make that happen in the future.
If your city had produced one of human civilisation’s most important cultural forces ever; a group of individuals who in their global significance almost transcended the bounds of the human; who became demi-gods, responsible for changing not only the sound of a planet’s music and the shape of its culture but the look and structure of its societies, then you could be forgiven for making a bit of a fuss about it. Yet you can’t help thinking that Liverpool does go on a bit about The Beatles.
Hastily edited screenshot from the Simpsons. A TV showing a quickly scribbled card reading "Note: Maxi died on the way back to his home planet."
A close-up on Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, lying on her side with her paws tucked up. She is looking at the camera. The pink tip of her tongue is gently sticking out of her mouth.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is flopped on one side, sleeping uncurled. This is the coolest spot of floor in the house and she is taking full advantage.
A torso shot of a model wearing a silver mesh t-shirt and a silver puffer jacket. Over the top is a black pleather "Commodore Backpack Holster", which looks like some sort of fetishwear with pockets.
Cropped section of BBC Sport website. (Hyperlink) Experience this match in 3D. England v D R Congo, BBC Sport. (Play button) Watch live.
Splash page from Transformers UK comic story "Victory!" An action close-up on Grimlock slicing Megatron in half lengthways with his energy sword. Megatron is screaming "NEEEARRGH!" and there is a huge "SHAKKOOOSH" sound effect right down the page following the sword slash. The title is printed in huge type across the bottom.
BalSac the Jaws of Death, lead vocalist of GWAR, playing the guitar against a cartoon mountain backdrop. He is dressed as a barbarian warrior with painted-on abs, some sort of animal pelt wrapped round his shoulders with huge spiked pauldrons. His horned helmet is shaped like a giant pair of metal jaws that encase his entire head.
The photographer (in fetching khaki slacks) is lying on a grey couch with a desk in the background. Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is asleep on the couch by his knees. She has one paw tucked under her chin, and the delightful pink toebeans on her back paw are poking out from under her belly.
Promotional still for the film Cocaine Bear. A stark black and white shot of a snarling grizzly bear, covered in white powder that is flying off his fur.
The Henshin Hero is great for players who want to play an exciting and heroic type of character (who maybe ham it up a bit) and enjoy flashy gear.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is asleep on her side on the sofa, curled up into a ball with her front paws tucked up to her chest. One of her ears is under her head. The big white flash on her neck is on full display.
Panel from The Bash Street Kids, The Beano 4114. Smiffy is entering the classroom where Spotty is already sat at a desk, looking sad. Smiffy: Hey, Spotty! Spotty: Sigh... I'm fed up with being called Spotty. There's more to me than spots, you know!
A close-up photo of the belly of a black and white cat curled up on the sofa. Poking out from underneath her body are her feet, revealing delightful pink and black toebeans.
Preston the Cyber-Dog from Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave. His final robot form, an obviously metallic dog with a huge studded collar and sharp metal jaws.
Image from Transformers book "Autobots Lightning Strike". Huffer, a blue and orange robot who turns into a small truck, operates a weird silver machine in a cave with his claw hands.
Famous panel of Wolverine from The X-Men #132. Wolverine is in a sewer, having just pulled himself out of the water. He is holding a pipe with one hand and flexing his claws on the other. The sewer grate casts eerie shadows on his face. He is saying "Okay, suckers, you've taken yer best shot! Now it's my turn!"
Excerpt from "Doppelganger" by Naomi Klein. How much does this identity merger happen? Enough that there is a viral poem, first posted in October 2019, that invariably shows up in these moments, and that been shared many thousands of times: If the Naomi be Klein you’re doing just fine If the Naomi be Wolf Oh, buddy. Ooooof. As in any doppelganger story, the confusion flows both ways. Wolf maintains a large and seemingly loyal following across several platforms, and occasionally I have noticed her correcting people, telling them that she is flattered, but no, she did not write The Shock Doctrine.
The cover of Doppelganger by Naomi Wolf, subtitled "A Trip into the Mirror World". Has an award for the Waterstones Women's Prize in Non-fiction 2024
The appellant’s appeal submissions [10] These require caution, the appellant having made submissions using ChatGPT, an artificial-intelligence database (see appellant’s supplementary submission). That may explain the generality of the submissions, which largely comprise free-form legal propositions with only limited link to the facts. It has served to complicate and obscure the true analysis of the issues. At least three of the cases cited appear to be non-existent.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat with big yellow eyes and round ears, is sat on the floor next to the photographer, looking up at the camera and loudly expressing an opinion.
Reddit search results for r destinythegame. The top search result is the subreddit. The further search results are recent posts from that subreddit, that have all been deleted by moderators
“They do not want to be the next Altrincham and certainly not the next Dubai. Dubai was not raised in the consultation."
A black and white photograph of a young Ian McKellen performing for the Royal Shakespeare Company in the early 1970s. His dark hair is bouffant and flowing. His expression is measured, lips are full. He is holding a missal of some sort, and wearing a large amulet on a chain beneath his rain jacket.
Two consecutive Tumblr replies from user theinfiknight: Hang on I gotta google something real quick. Ok this is funny.
A close up of an appalling part-AI collage of Sir David Attenborough sat on a chair with a Union Flag hung over the back. Numbers indicate the four red stripes where there should be three.
A meme featuring basketball player LeBron James edited to look like he is staring in horror at a mahjong board, his hands on his head. The caption reads "LeBron James reportedly tried to ron not realising he was in furiten". I'm afraid I cannot describe the mahjong board in any detail as I don't know shit about mahjong.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is lying flat out on her side in a sunbeam by a glass door. Her secret white belly fluff is on show.
The Doofenschmirtz "Doomed by a puppet" meme. Text reads: "If I had a nickel for every time Sheffield elected a Somali immigrant mayor during a Trump presidency, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice."
The investigation was prompted by the owner of a Liverpool chip shop contacting the BBC to complain about the dishonest practice.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is staring at the camera through a patterned glass door, leaving her oddly abstract.
Buttons has conducted research on the connection between autism and gender dysphoria at Environmental Progress and presented her study of detransitioners at the 2023 Genspect Bigger Picture conference. Her expertise has led to appearances on popular podcasts such as Triggernometry, Gender: A Wider Lens, and Heretics. She occasionally cohosts a livestream show, Conversations with Peter Boghossian.
A close up of Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat who is asleep on her side on a blanket on the couch. Her delightful pink toebeans on her front feet are visible.
A series of action hotbars from the video game Final Fantasy 14. There are three rows of 12 buttons, 36 buttons, all with usable combat abilities. This fees like a lot?
Burn Gorman in the film Pacific Rim, lecturing an unseen audience while using a stick to point at very complex equations on a chalkboard.
Excerpt from medical malpractice suit document. 87. Instead, Defendant Shaknovsky maintained to himself and others around him that he had removed Mr. Bryan’s spleen and that Mr. Bryan’s cause of death was a splenic artery aneurysm. He repeated this assertion over and over to numerous staff and other physicians who looked at him like he was crazy.
Excerpt from article: ...Skyhorse. “I think most people don’t read books anymore because they’re too absorbed in all the other available media,” said Carlson, according to the Wall Street Journal. He added that those who do “tend to be disproportionately influential in policy conversations and conversations about ideas”.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is staring up deeply at you with her bright green eyes. What does she want? Who can say what goes on in her little kitty brain.
Bluesky timeline. Top, the post this is a reply to: @helendamnation.bsky.social, posting a picture of an Easter parade with an oddly sexy Jesus statue. ~looks at this statue, looks at my statue of baby Jesus with a metal hand~ Below, post from Paperback Paradise: a printed bookmark, with a silhouette of Jesus on the cross against the sunset. Above Jesus, a silhouette of a skateboarder is catching some radical air over Jesus. Above the text reads WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. Matthew 19:26
Tweet from Dr Naomi Wolf, @naomirwolf replying to @RealAmericaSong, @FairGov and 13 others. It was amazing to go to Belfast, which does not yet have 5G, and feel the earth, sky, air, human experience, feel the way it did in the 1970s. Calm, still, peaceful, restful, natural. 1:13 05 Jul 19, Twitter for iPhone. 23 Retweets, 20 Likes.
The Scions of the Seventh Dawn as they appear in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, gathered in the ruins of Garlemald.
A drawing of Spot the dog, main character of the series of children's books. A smiling golden retriever puppy with a brown spot on his flank.
Screen capture from 1980s BBC stop motion animation "Bertha". A group of people are stood around an anthropomorphic factory machine, the side of which looks like a huge face with a conveyor belt tongue.
Tumblr posts from user teeny-tiny-baby-coffins. 1. How am I just finding out now about the Oklahoma City cock ring. Image of a public sculpture in an outdoor space. It is a large metal ring lying on its side. The letters OKC are stamped repeatedly on its surface, but without clear boundaries between sets, so the word "COCK" appears repeatedly. 2. It's apparently a public art installation. It's supposed to say OKC repeating but it just looks like they spelled cock over and over again on a huge metal ring.
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Richard E Grant and Paul McGann in Withnail and I, standing out in the pouring rain, absolutely soaking. There is no caption but a familiar viewer will recognise that Withnail is currently saying "We've gone on holiday by mistake."
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is lying on a hoodie that is on a bed. She appears to have just been woken by the photographer's presence and is glowering at the interruption to her beauty sleep
The photographer is holding up a copy of the book "The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope: 100+ essays on the craft of game writing", collated by Jon Ingold.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is looking over her shoulder at the camera and meowing. The carpet is covered in her shed fur.
The Tintin "What a week" meme except FFXIV themed. Snowy the dog is still drinking Captain Haddock's beer. Captain Haddock, dressed in the Warrior of Light's paladin armour: "What an expansion, huh?" Tintin, dressed as G'raha Tia: "WoL, it was a level 83 quest-"
A black text logo on a horrendous lime green background. Large text: "FUCK YOU, BALTIMORE." Small text: "Big Bill Hell's Cars" Tiny text: "That's right! We'll fuck your wife."
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat, is lying on the sofa, showing off her SECRET BELLY FLUFF to the camera. Her eyes are limpid pools behind for fusses.
Patsy, a whiskery tuxedo cat with green eyes, is looking up at the camera over her shoulder. Why aren't you petting her? You should be petting her right now.
Three images from a house listing. The first is the exterior, a timber-frame house with large windows at the end of a brick drive with some trees. The other two pictures are different angles of the main room, which is open to three storeys, with dyed red pine, a cream carpet and a large stone chimney rising to the roof, with at least one mezzanine floor. This centre room is full - I mean every inch of wall space any much of the floor - of taxidermied animals of various sizes. This includes a leopard, a cheetah, a crocodile, several mandrills, various antelope, a lion, a tiger hiding up in the rafters, some sort of bison, elephant foot stools by the bar, a hyena hiding behind a bookcase. While there are some busts and hides on the walls, most of them are full bodies. The cheetah is displayed on a fossilized tree. The owner of this house is either a game hunter or some sort of animal psychopath.
The meme with two people dressed identically as Spider-Man pointing at each other. We cannot tell them apart.
Angry goose meme. Panel 1: Goose with narrowed eyes: "Why is the insulin 'overpriced'?" Panel 2: Goose chasing their interlocutor down a hill: "WHY IS THE INSULIN OVERPRICED, MOTHERFUCKER!"